by "Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis" (Dwhite95)
Published 06/11/2017 at 10:57
by "Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis" (Dwhite95)
Published 06/11/2017 at 10:57
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While I was working last night a guy came out to pick up his car, and while my coworker was out getting it a homeless guy stumbled around the corner. Homeless guy sees the customers wallet in his hand (grabbing a tip for us) and asks for some money. The dude was clearly drunk as shit.
So the customer responds with immediately with “Go get a fucking job.” Now I’m on alert, most of the time a firm no is more than enough. So the drunk guy tries to put his hand on the guys shoulder and says “Fine, you give me a job.” The other guy backs off and says “Yeah, I’ve heard that one before.”
At this point I jump in to try and distract the homeless guy and just get him to leave. “Sir, sir, if you could please move along” and stuff like that. It went on for another minute or so and I eventually got him to leave after I promised to talk to him when he came back (I was pretty confident he wouldnt be back and he wasnt)
After he left the couple was like “Wow, I would not have handled him that well” which I could only think, yeah, you near got in a fight with the guy.
TL;DR: Nobody wins when you blindly escalate a situation.
Also, bonus points if you can guess the car he drove.
"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike)
06/11/2017 at 11:06, STARS: 0
Mid 90's Chevy Cavalier.
"Ash78, voting early and often" (ash78)
06/11/2017 at 11:07, STARS: 3
Wow...I
’
ve never had much bad luck just say
“
No, sorry man, I don
’
t have any cash on me
”
or something like that. I often say something like
“
But if you
’
re around in a couple hours, I can bring you some food
”
(
and I usually do, and they
’
re usually gone). One time a guy was like
“
Crackers, I don
’
t want no f*ckin crackers!
”
and started casually following me down the sidewalk, continuing to yell before the sidewalk cops grabbed him. But most of the time, you can DE
-
escalate the situation ahead of time. I can
’
t even imagine yelling at a homeless person/beggar/busker. Ever.
"JR1" (type35bugatti)
06/11/2017 at 11:08, STARS: 2
I want that Mclaren
"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
06/11/2017 at 11:08, STARS: 1
Ugh. What did he have to gain by being an asshole? And of course it’s the one in the background - I have a BMW too, and hate seeing that the stereotypes are all too often correct.
"yamahog" (yamahog)
06/11/2017 at 11:09, STARS: 4
clearly that customer does not drive a Karma.
"Alfalfa" (alfalfa-romeo)
06/11/2017 at 11:12, STARS: 3
This is why everyone needs to work in customer service for at least 2 years.
"Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis" (Dwhite95)
06/11/2017 at 11:16, STARS: 1
Haha nope, the guy had a bright red Navigator.
"Maxima Speed" (maximaspeed)
06/11/2017 at 11:20, STARS: 3
Maybe he does, it just hasn’t caught up with him yet. ;)
"Honeybunchesofgoats" (honeybunche0fgoats)
06/11/2017 at 11:36, STARS: 2
Here’s a relevant story:
In college, I was dating a girl who was an artist. Being an artist, she smoked. Having grown up and spent most of my life in cities, I have a rule about smoking in public. If someone, especially a homeless person, asks for a cigarette, you don’t tell them “no”; you either give them one or you say that the one you’re smoking was your last (generally, I’ll just give people a cigarette, since having fewer cigarettes is better for me anyway, but when I was less inclined to, I’d actually carry an empty box and take it out to show I was out).
No matter how many times I explained this simple rule to avoid confrontation to her, she would just tell people “no.”
So one night we were outside of her studio and she was smoking and a homeless guy asked for a cigarette. She said “no, get a job” he walked off mumbling and called her a “bitch.”
She
Fucking
Lost
It
“You mother fucker. You fucking piece of shit. Get a job, mother fucker. I bought these cigarettes with my money, mother fucker. I worked to buy them, you fucking piece of shit.”
Now, at this point it’s important to point out two things: 1) when she responded like this, he was walking away . 2) she was 23 years old and at that time, the only job she had ever had in her entire life was half a summer working in a jewelry store when she was 18, which she quit, because she didn’t like working. Her parents were loaded and paid for everything. She did not buy those cigarettes with her earnings from working.
So obviously the homeless guy stops and turns around. He goes “I’m going to punch you in the face, bitch.”
Just as I’m coming to terms with the realization that I’m going to be forced into a fight that I did not provoke, she says “I am going to kill you,” starts going towards him, and I have to grab her by her overalls and hold her back.
Now, I should point out that she was Singaporean, 5'7”, and weighed 95 pounds. Even in the heat of the moment, the absurdity of me standing there holding back a 95lb woman by her overalls nearly made me breakdown in laughter.
While I’m doing that she’s screaming “you’re dead, mother fucker! I am going to fucking kill you! You’re fucking dead you piece of shit! Fuck you!”
The homeless guy, realizing he’s been out-crazied, actually turns and walks away.
I’m still holding her back and she’s screaming “I’m going to find you mother fucker! You’re dead! I’ll fucking get you!” while he walks down the street.
She wanted to call the police, although, frankly, at that point I felt like he’d have a better case to have her arrested, but we called the police to file a report anyway.
It took forever for them to arrive, but I just assumed their response times sucked. What happened, though, was that after that altercation, the homeless guy was so pissed that he walked into a Starbucks and started smashing displays and throwing things.
For about a year afterwards, she walked around with a hammer and a can of mace in her purse.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
06/11/2017 at 11:37, STARS: 5
Either a Fiat 500 Abarth or a 3-series Bimmer with M Power Group.
Thanks for sharing the story. I’m a teacher and I had to own up to a parent on Thursday that I’d yelled at their 8th grade son, who needed more than a yelling at, but that’s another story. At the end, Pops is saying, “Hey man, you’re a good dude.” To which I said, “Sir, I want to
be
a good dude.” I really don’t care what Pops
thinks
, it’s a matter of who I want to
be
. It boils down to motivations. Wag more, bark less.
"yamahog" (yamahog)
06/11/2017 at 11:37, STARS: 2
and when it does, it might run his ass over if he’s not careful!
"yamahog" (yamahog)
06/11/2017 at 11:40, STARS: 5
JFC why do people feel the need to be such assholes to the homeless??
also lmfao at holding someone back by the overalls.
"Spridget" (dustbustervans)
06/11/2017 at 11:47, STARS: 1
E90 coupe or retractable hardtop.
"Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis" (Dwhite95)
06/11/2017 at 11:48, STARS: 3
Sounds like something you would do with a toddler, which based on how the story went I’m not actually convinced she wasnt one...
"Honeybunchesofgoats" (honeybunche0fgoats)
06/11/2017 at 11:49, STARS: 1
I always go out of my way to be as empathetic as possible (although I do hate having to listen to long stories).
In her defense, this was in Philadelphia, and that city has the most belligerent homeless people I’ve ever encountered in my life. She had also put up with a lot of homeless people catcalling her, being followed, being called cunt and whore, having people doing the cunnilingus gesture at her. She finally snapped, and I don’t condone it, but I definitely understand it. I’d like to think I would have handled that specific situation better (because I did) but if any of that other stuff had happened to me? Yeah, I don’t think I’d have handled that well.
"Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis" (Dwhite95)
06/11/2017 at 11:50, STARS: 0
Nope, bright red Navigator.
And good on you for owning, too many people would just deflect.
"yamahog" (yamahog)
06/11/2017 at 11:50, STARS: 0
fbombs consistent with a NY baby too
"Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis" (Dwhite95)
06/11/2017 at 11:50, STARS: 0
A bright red Navigator actually.
"Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis" (Dwhite95)
06/11/2017 at 11:50, STARS: 0
Dont we all...
"Honeybunchesofgoats" (honeybunche0fgoats)
06/11/2017 at 11:53, STARS: 1
She was not the most mature person I’ve ever dated.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
06/11/2017 at 12:07, STARS: 1
Too much deflection. Look at the POTUS, for example.
Folks: let’s all just be excellent, okay?
Peace, Yo.
"yamahog" (yamahog)
06/11/2017 at 12:16, STARS: 1
yea I can’t say that I’ve never jumped off at someone catcalling me
"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
06/11/2017 at 12:16, STARS: 0
Haha - wouldn’t have guessed that!
"My citroen won't start" (lucasboechat)
06/11/2017 at 12:17, STARS: 0
Probably one of those deluded people who believe in a free market and shit.
"My citroen won't start" (lucasboechat)
06/11/2017 at 12:19, STARS: 1
Hey, I have the same rule. Unless you are running dry/really can’t spare one, never say no, especially to a homeless person.
"crowmolly" (crowmolly)
06/11/2017 at 12:24, STARS: 0
Good on you.
From my experience it is pretty much *never* a good idea to start shit with a homeless person. If you can get away, go. If it takes a few bucks or a cigarette, fine.
You never know if they will pull a knife or smash the bottle of bumpy face to make an edge.
"Noah - Now with more boost." (antriebverliebt)
06/11/2017 at 12:51, STARS: 0
he drove a V6 Charger
"fintail" (fintail)
06/11/2017 at 13:46, STARS: 0
I hope you got away from that crazy pile of shit. I mean the gf. Daddy’s money turns otherwise reasonable people into guillotine fodder.
"gmporschenut also a fan of hondas" (gmporschenut)
06/11/2017 at 14:59, STARS: 0
if you hadn’t said singaporian I would have thought we dated the same girl. it certainly was interesting.
"gmporschenut also a fan of hondas" (gmporschenut)
06/11/2017 at 22:39, STARS: 0
I used to han gout with a guy. freshman and sophmore year lots of fun. junior year jsut became a major ass. Due to a number of common friends would still meet up. After we could go to bars would have to be “that guy” the one that was a former highschool wrestler and have to act like a toughguy. “I know how to defend myself” A) why are you intentionally antagonising the situation B) the other guy maybe a blackbelt, boxer,etc. C) his friend may just suckerpunch you D) he could pull a knife, gun, break a bottle.
"Sweet Trav" (thespunbearing)
06/12/2017 at 09:07, STARS: 0
Time to get you some overalls?
"yamahog" (yamahog)
06/12/2017 at 11:41, STARS: 0
Unless you’re planning to literally turn into Optimus Prime as well, it probably won’t work out as intended
"atfsgeoff" (atfsgeoff)
06/20/2017 at 12:44, STARS: 0
People don’t become that abrasive overnight. Dude has probably been asked for handouts dozens, if not hundreds of times, and is sick and tired of wasting his time being nice to panhandlers.
I’ve been approached by panhandlers only a handful of times in my life, so I still have some compassion and will be as nice as possible to them. But if I was being solicited by them every week or every day, yeah my patience would run out real friggin quick.